Chimney-holder for lamp-burners.



T. M. GRIFFIN.

GEIMNEY HOLDER FOB LAMPABURNBBS.

APPLIoA'HoH num JUNE a, 190s.

Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

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T. M. GRIFFIN.

GHIMNEY HOLDER FOB LAMP BURNERS.

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THOMAS MAYSE GRIFFIN, OF SILVERSHOAL, GEORGIA.

GHIMNEY-HOLDER FOR LAMP-BURNERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Application filed June 3, 1908. Serial No. 436,509.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS MAYSE GRIF- FIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Silvershoal, in the county of Banks and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chimney-Holders for Lamp-Burners, or' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to chimney holders for lamp burners, and has for an object to provide a device of this character whereby lamp chimneys may be held to the lamp against accidental displacement.

A further object of this invention is to provide a chimney holder including means whereby the chimney may be tilted when it is desired to light the lamp.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and it will be understood that changes in the specic structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a lamp burner provided with the present invention and showing the chimney in its normal position, Fig. 2 is a similar view, the chimney being tilted, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, Fig. 4f is a top plan view the chimney being removed, Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the meeting ends of the spring band. Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the ends in an unlocked position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown a burner 5 of usual construction provided with the usual chimney engaging spring arms 6 and 7 respectively arranged adjacent to each other, as shown. The spring arms which are generally used and which are located opposite the arms 6 and 7 respectively are omitted, and at this side of the burner and pivotally connected thereto as shown at .8 there is shown an arm 9 having an angularly extending portion 10 which carries at its outer end a spherical head 11. The portion 10 is thus arranged to receive one end of a leaf spring 15, the other end ofthe spring being secured in a suitable manner to the burner. The

arms 7, 6 and 9 are thus arranged to receive a chimney A provided at its lower end with the usual vertical and cylindrical wall 12. The arm 9 is secured in a suitable manner to a spring band 16. At each end, the spring band is crimped as shown at 17, and each end has pivoted thereto a pin 18 which is formed at the ends of a link 18a, thus serving as a thumb latch as will be understood. It will thus be seen that when the link is in a vertical position, the ends of the band are separated, and when the link is in a diagonal position, the ends of the band are locked.

Wvhen it is desired to insert a chimney between the arms of the burner, the band bein in an open position, the lower cylindrica wall of the chimney may be disposed inwardly of a portion of the band, whereupon, the free ends of the band may be brought into engagement with each other and the chimney swung to lie inwardly of the arms 6 and 7, after which, the thumb latch may be engaged as previously described to hold the band in a locked position. Should it be desired to remove the chimney, the thumb latch may be released to allow the ends of the spring band to spring apart, as is obvious. It will thus be seen that a simple, cheap and efficient means is provided for holding the chimney tilted during lighting of the lamp, thus doing away with having to replace the chimney in the ordinary manner. The provision of the spring 15 is such that the chimney is tightly held against the arms G and 7 respectively of the burner as will be readily understood.

Vhat is claimed is 1. A burner of the class described comprising a plurality of spaced chimney engaging arms, a pivoted arm, a separable spring band carried by the pivoted arm, and means for holding the ends of the spring band in locked position.

2. The combination with a lamp burner including one or more chimney engaging arms, of a pivotally mounted spring pressed arm carried by the burner, a spring band carried by the pivotally mounted arm and having crimped ends for interlocking engagement with each other, and a latch carried by one end of the band for engagement with the other end thereof.

3. The combination with a lamp burner including a plurality of lamp engaging arms, a pvotally mountecl arm Carried by l lntestmonywhereof I alx'my sig-nature, the burner, 1n comblnatlon Wlth a separable 1n presence of two Wltnesses.

band oalrecl by the pvot-all mounted arm, T l 7 IT one end of the band havnga notch formed TLOMAS MAB SE GRIFFIN' therein, and a laterally projecting pin carried Vitnesses: by the other end of the band for engagement HUGH GRIFFIN,

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